The 40 Best & Worst Law Schools for Philadelphia BigLaw
352 law students obtained summer associate positions in 20 large Philadelphia law firms in 2008. Here's where they came from:
Rank # SA's Law School
01 75 Temple University
02 58 Villanova University
03 49 University of Pennsylvania
04 39 Rutgers University-Camden
05 17 Drexel University
06 12 George Washington University
07 09 University of Virginia
08 08 Duke University
09 07 Georgetown University
10 06 Howard University
10 06 University of Miami
12 05 University of Maryland
12 05 University of Notre Dame
12 05 University of Pittsburgh
12 05 Widener University
16 04 Boston University
16 04 Fordham University
18 03 Syracuse University
18 03 University of Wisconsin
20 02 Catholic University of America
20 02 College of William & Mary
20 02 Cornell University
20 02 Emory University
20 02 Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson
20 02 Roger Williams Univeristy
20 02 Rugers University-Newark
20 02 University of Baltimore
20 02 University of Florida
20 02 University of Michigan
20 02 Washington University in St. Louis
31 01 American University
31 01 Brooklyn Law School
31 01 Columbia University
31 01 George Mason university
31 01 Harvard University
31 01 University of Buffalo
31 01 University of Detroit
31 01 University of Texas
31 01 Vanderbilt University
31 01 Washington & Lee University
For the purposes of this list, "Philadelphia BigLaw" firms include:
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Blank Rome
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Cozen O'Connor
DLA Piper
Drinker Biddle & Reath
Duane Morris
Fox Rothschild
Lavin O'Neil Ricci Cedrone & DiSipio
Marshak Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Pepper Hamilton
Reed Smith
Saul Ewing
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
White & Williams
WolfBlock
Woddcock Washburn
Source: The Legal Intelligencer, the Oldest Law Journal in the United States